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1960: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - Two scenes from the movie "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" showing Finch moored outboard of Durant. The movie was a 1960 CinemaScope comedy-drama war film starring Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, and Chips Rafferty. It was filmed at Pearl Harbor and the island Kauai.

1968: Guam - Finch, moored inboard of USCGC Minnetonka (WHEC67). (I was the Weapons Officer during the Minnie's deployment to
Vietnam in 1968 and, enroute from Long Beach, we re-fueled in Guam. We were moored outboard of Finch. I have attached a picture I took from dockside of both ships.)

Keith BarkerCommander, USCG (ret.)

View the USS Finch (DE328) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.

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